More than 40 people attended a Memorial Day ceremony held in the historic Austin Cemetery.
Battle Mountain's Memorial Day ceremony was held at 10 a.m. on May 27.Photos by Heather Singer, the Battle Mountain Bugle
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The smell of homemade treats filled the halls of Eleanor Lemaire Elementary School recently as Elaine Domagala's fifth-grade class hosted three bake sales to raise money for their annual Eleanor Lemaire project.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Eliza Pierce Elementary School and Mary S. Black Elementary School students were recently honored for achieving perfect attendance throughout the just-completed school year.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Temperatures and drought conditions are starting to rise, and the Battle Mountain District of the Bureau of Land Management is gearing up to respond to a potentially high risk, active fire season threatening the public lands.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Battle Mountain District, Mount Lewis Field Office is in the early planning stage for a proposed wild horse gather in the Diamond Complex (Diamond, Diamond Hills North and Diamond Hills South herd management areas) in early 2013.
The Frontier Community Coalition provided designer shoulder bags to reward Lander County School District students who attended 90 or more days of summer school, the breakfast program, the after school program or Friday school. Shown above are the recognized students from Eleanor Lemaire Elementary School with the school coordinator, Lety Caro. Back row, Tyler Rochester, Cesar Cruz, Daniela Rios, Aiyana Malone, Iliana Fotsch, Rosie Ohrt, Jennifer Lopez, Monique Martinez, Felycia Hall and Isabella DeAllah. Front row, Lety Caro, Evelyn Peralta, Madison Fotsch, Joey Malone, Angelica Johnson, Zeke Hamby, Adrian Beruman, Melissa Lopez, McKenzie Vandemark and Cheyenne Brock. Not pictured: Rodrigo Peralta.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - After nearly four years of environmental reviews, state regulators have approved a Eureka-area molybdenum project's plans to control air emissions from its operations.
HEATHER SINGER • The Battle Mountain BugleJesus Ruvalcaba (left) and David Ruvalcaba shared a friendly game of basketball recently at Borealis Park.
HEATHER SINGER • The Battle Mountain BugleKristi Nelson is shown here with her pet chicken named September, just one of several leghorn chickens owned by Nelson.
HEATHER SINGER • The Battle Mountain BuglePlaying around at Lions Park (left to right) Sequoyah Hanks, 9, Samantha Edens, 8, and Chance Hanks, 8.
HEATHER SINGER • The Battle Mountain BugleNine-year-old Julian Rubio played recently at Elquist Park with his puppy, 14-week-old Kimbo, a German shepherd/black lab mix.
HEATHER SINGER • The Battle Mountain BugleCharlotte Moran (left) and BreAnna Wells were the two Austin Schools graduates. Moran was the valedictorian and Wells the salutatorian. Ron Barney served as the guest speaker. In addition to the presentation of diplomas, Saturday's ceremony included a slide show, speeches, a presentation of scholarships and a presentation of roses.
HEATHER SINGER • The Battle Mountain BugleAfter Battle Mountain High School's graduation ceremony for 75 seniors on Friday, the students gladly took part in the tradition of tossing their hats into the air. Pooja Bhakta and Bria Jones were the co-valedictorians and Lorrie Sparks the guest speaker.
